Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14669, John Eastman, N.H.

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Eastman, John Joanna .....
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New Hampshire, ... 115
Joanna Eastman, widow of John Eastman, Decd. NH
who died on the 14 th of Sept 1804; of Rockingham in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Lieut. & caught in the by Captain the Leg t commanded by Col. J. Vinge in the P. Thompson militia for 5 months, as Lieut. $66:66 2/3 " 3 mos. 26 days as Capt. 77:33 1/3 $144:00
Inserted on the Roll of N. Hamp-Portsmouth at the rate of 144 Dollars per ann um to commence on the 25th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of July, 1837 and sent to Peter Chadwick, Exeter, N. Hamp.
Arrears to the 25th of March, 1837, $664:00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. 72:00 $736:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 2, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk Book A Vol. 1. Page 27
(See a) Letter to Hon. S. Shaw, J. of C. Under 18 Decr. 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 3 rd April 1838 from 1 st March 1839 to 19 th April 1839. The day of his death. Aged Notified 4 th May 1841.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3 d Section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836 State of New Hampshire Rockingham County } ss.
On this fifteenth day of February March A D 1837 personally appeared before the Genl William H Richardson Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the State of New Hamp- shire assembled at Kingston in said County of Rock- ingham Hannah Eastman resident of Kingston in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 - That she is the widow of John Eastman late of said Kingston who was a Second Lieutenant and afterwards a Captain in the Militia of the said State and as such engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as follows. That he was appointed a 2 d Lieuten- ant in a Militia Company commanded by Col David Leinley in a Regiment commanded by Col Joshua Wingate, on the sixteenth day of July 1776 and immedia- tely marched for Tiendadogue - and was absent on said tour service full five Months - That in latter part of the Summer of 1778 he said person command- ed a Company of Militia in a Regiment commanded by Col Gally and marched to Rhode Island and was there under the command of Genl Sullivan as understood from him. In this service he was engaged a month or more. That in 1782 at the time that Genl Arnold attempted

attempted to betray West Point to the Enemy. her said husband commanded a Company which marched to that Port. and was absent on this occasion one full month.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Eastman in the month of February and to the best of her recollection on the 17 th day of Seventeen hun- dred & seventy four that her husband the aforesaid John Eastman died on the fourteenth day of Septem- ber 1804 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the judge's decree annexed.
Joanna Eastman
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written at her dwelling house in Kingston aforesaid She being of old age and infirmity being unable to attend and make her declaration in open court before me
William Richardson
Chief Justice of the Superior Court in New Hampshire

State of Northampton Rockingham County ss.
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham aforesaid do hereby certify that William H Richardson is Clerk of said Superior Court of Judicature and that his signature the foregoing certificate of the death declaration of Joanna Eastman is in his own hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal Said Court this twenty fourth day of March A.D. 1883
Peter Chadwick Clerk of said Court

COLONY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. §
The Government and People of said Colony.
TO John Eastman Gentleman
GREETING:
W E reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Courage and good Conduct, Do by these Presents constitute and appoint you the said John Eastman  2 d Lieutenant of the Company in the Regiment of Militia raised within said Colony, for the Continental Service of which John a Kingdale Esq r is Colonel. You are therefore carefully, and diligently to discharge the duty of a 2 d Lieutenant in Leading ordering and exercising the said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in good Order and Discipline, and they are hereby required and commanded to obey you as their 2 d Lieutenant and you are yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from Time to Time receive from the General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces, Or any other your Superior Officers, according to Military Rules and Discipline in War in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you.
Dated at EXETER, the sixteenth day of July - 1776.
E. Thompson Secretary.
M. Weare President of the Council.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. }
The Government and People of said State.
TO
John Eastman Gentleman
GREETING.
W E reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Fidelity, Courage and good Conduct, Do, by these Presents, constitute, and appoint you the said John Eastman to be Captain of the first Company in the Seventh Regiment of Militia in the said State of New Hampshire — — —
You are therefore carefully, and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, ordering, and exercising said Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in good Order and Discipline; hereby commanding them to obey you as their Captain and yourself to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Council and House of Representatives of said State for the Time being, and in their Recess from their Committee of Safety, or any your Superior Officers for the Service of said State, according to Military Rules and Discipline, pursuant to the Trust reposed in you. In Testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of said State to be hereunto affixed: Witness Messiah Ware — Esq; President of our said Council at EXETER, the 7 th Day of December Anno Domini 1778
E Thompson Secy
M Ware

2092 Joanna Eastman widow of John N.H.
Rolls - 5mo 2d in '76 3 mo 26 days bap 1/780
adm 5mo 26d 3mo 26d (bap) 144 no deduction
Peter Chadwick Esq. Exeter N.H.

I John Davis of Kingston in the County of Rocking- ham and State of New Hampshire aged eighty one years last July close and say that in the early part of July 1776 I entered into a Company of Militia of the State aforesaid - Com- manded by Capt David Limbaff for the term of five months. Jacob Webster was the first Lieu- tenant and John Eastman of said Kingston was the Second Lieutenant of said Company which Company belonged to the Regiment Com- manded by Col Joshua Wingate. that we march- ed to Scituate and were stationed at New- Independence where we remained until the Month of December in that year when said Regiment was disbanded & we returned home. Lieut. Eastman was with said Company in said service all the time that I was which was full five months - That in 1778 I again enlisted into a Company of Militia commanded by Captain John Eastman being the same John Eastman men- tioned above, and marched in said Company under his command to Rhode Island and was with Genl Sullivan in his retreat from that Island. For this service we were engaged one month - and the said Capt Eastman had the Command of said Company the whole time. In said John Eastman was married previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary War as I understand at the time to Johanna French

that they lived together as man and wife at the time of his the said John Eastman's entering into the Service as before stated and ever after lived together as man & wife until his death and that she is still living as his widow
Witness my hand and seal John L. Davis his mark Otho Chadwick
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham County ss. On the fourteenth day of February 1837 personally appeared the above named John Davis a person entitled to full credit and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit is true to the best of his knowledge before me
Chadwick Justice Peace

I Joshua Palmer of Kingston in the State of New Hampshire aged Seventy five years of age and say that in the month of July in the year 1780 (as I think it being the same year that Major Andra was executed as a spy) I enlisted into a company of Militia commanded by Capt John Eastman of Kingston and marched to West Point in the State of New York and served with said John Eastman for the term of three months - and was discharged in the month of October of the same year. Major Andra was brought to West Point where I was then and remained there two or three days and was then sent to the Army down below where I heard that he was hanged. Said Capt John Eastman served as my Captain the full three months.
Witness Peter Chadwick                      Joshua Palmer his mark J. G. Eastman
State of New Hampshire Rockingham County
On this 24th day of March A.D. 1837 personally appeared the above named Joshua Palmer who from my personal observation & the information I have received is entitled to full credit and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed for, his mark is true before me.
P. Chadwick Justice Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter Chadwick before whom the within & annexed affidavits were sworn is a native of the County in & for said County & that his signatures to the certificates thereof are genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 18 th day of April 1837
Peter Chadwick Clerk of said Court

I Hannah Difeild wife of Sanborn Difeild of Dunfield of lawful age testify and say, that I was fifty seven  seven years old the nineteenth day of May instanta there And that I have always been told that I was born on the memorable dark day 1780.
I further testify and say that my Father bapt John Eastman and Mother Joanna Eastman lived together as husband and wife from my earliest remembrance until I was twenty three years of age at which time my Father deceased - that they were married as I have been informed in February A.D. 1774.
I further say I had two Brothers and one Sister older than myself - and that I was christened by the name of Hannah, but never was always called by the name of Hannah
Hannah Difeild
Dunfield May 26. 1857 } I, R. Kingham to May 26. 1857. Personally appear- ing the above named Hannah Difeild and made oath that the above affidavit by her signed is true. Dunfield. 80. Before me H. G. Gilley Esq. Justice

Rockingham G. May 26. 1837. I certify that the within named Hannah Fife is a credible person, and her statement entitled to credit.
U. G. Gilley } Justice of Peace.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss
I John Kelly Register of Probate and Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County certify that Horatio G. Gilley Jr. is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
And I further certify that Isaac Webster is a magistrate and Justice of the Peace for said County and the two signatures on each of the two papers hereto annexed purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Probate Court for said County this eighth day of June Anno Domini 1837

I Charles Chase of Kingston in the State of New Hampshire and County of Rockingham do testify and say that I have lived in the town of Kingston seventy two years and that I am now in the eighty fourth year of my age. I became acquainted with John Eastman and Johannah French of said Kingston soon after I came in- to said Kingston and for seven or eight years before they were married. The said John Eastman and the said Johannah lived together as husband and wife before the said John Eastman went into the service of the revolu- tionary war where he served as an officer. After he served in the revolutionary war a certain time and returned he lived with the said Johan- nah as husband and wife until he died. They had a number of children and though I did not see them married I have not a doubt but that they were lawfully married. Charles Chase Rockingham ss.
June 4, 1837 Personally appeared Charles Chase who signed the above affidavit and solemnly affirmed that the above affidavit by him signed is true. before me. Isaac Webster, Justice of the Peace. Rockingham ss. June 4, 1837. I certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Chase, who signed the above affidavit, and that his character for truth is good and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Isaac Webster, Justice of the Peace.

I Abraham Sanborn of Kingston in the State of New-Hampshire and County of Rockingham do testify and say that I am eighty one years of age, That I was acquainted with John Eastman of said Kingston, and have no doubt but that he was legally married to Johanna French was legally married to him with whom he lived as husband and wife before he went into the service of his country in the revolutionary, war and after his return, until the day of his death, and that they brought a family of children. I did not see them married, but I have no doubt but that they were legally married and I never heard it doubted by any person.
Abraham Sanborn
State of New-Hampshire County of Rockingham ss. } June 7, 1837.
Personally appeared Abraham Sanborn, Esq. who signed the above affidavit, and made oath that said affidavit is true, before me.
Isaac Webster Justice of the Peace, Rockingham ss. June 7, 1837. I hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with Abraham Sanborn, Esq. who signed the above affidavit, and that his reputation for truth is good and that his statement is entitled to belief.
Isaac Webster Justice of the Peace.

76. Lt. in Quincy (Verga) - 5th Louisiana 78. Cpl. 1 mo. R. 2d 80. " 1 mo. 11th

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Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington Dist Columbia

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 23 d 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Administrator of Joanna Eastman, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Portsmouth, N.H. Agency, at the rate of Three hundred & sixty four Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 4 th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 10 th April 1839, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

The accompanying Declaration of Joanna Eastman is sent to the Department at the request of Col Peter Gladwin Exeter N.H. It has been delayed in order to obtain the supplementary Affi- davits which are also enclosed
Will the Com ee of Pensions be obliging enough to communi- cate the result of his examination of the case to Col. Gladwin at Exeter

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14669
Jeanne Eastman
widow of J. H. Eastman
Act: J. H. Eastman
Index: Vol. 4, Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]